Road safety annual report 2023
The Road Safety Annual Report 2023 provides an overview of road safety performance for the 43 countries participating in the International Transport Forum’s permanent working group on road safety, known
Traffic Accidents
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Non-health determinants of health and healthcare in Delhi
With only 0.05% of the total area of the country, Delhi is home to 1.34% of India's population. This creates enormous pressure on natural and man-made resources, and generates situations in which non-health
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Key mobility challenges in Indian cities
<p>The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) International Transport Forum (ITF) has published a discussion paper titled “Key Mobility Challenges in Indian Cities,” which identifies challenges in urban mobility in India under three sections: urbanization and transport; urban mobility challenges; and current policies and interventions.
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Govt gears up to phase out old public vehicles
The government has started preparations to remove public vehicles over 20 years old from across the country in its bid to make public transport system safe and reliable. The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) is currently carrying out homework in this regard. There are an estimated 60,000 public vehicles in the country. Around 10 percent of these vehicles are over 20 years old.
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Driving the safety agenda
Where trends in traffic deaths in the developed West are showing a decline, India's are now crossing the 120,000 deaths per year mark Kanika Datta / New Delhi January 6, 2011, 0:36 IST When the world
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A study on para-transit system in Indore city
<p>EMBARQ India has been working with the city of Indore, India since 2008 to improve the quality of city bus services.
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Transport and the urban environment
<p> The author, who has been at the helm of the transportation affairs of the Railway Board, has brought out how the transport system in our cities impacts the quality of life of our population.
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Caution! accident-prone zone ahead
Road engineering, co-ordination among agencies required to make SG Highway safer for motorists, pedestrians: Survey Parth Shastri | TNN Ahmedabad: The most accident-prone area on SG Highway is not pedestrian-safe too. It is also confusing for the traffic that comes from outside the city due to lack of proper signage and demarcated service lanes.
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Road accidents on the rise in Vijayawada city
Dec. 15: Trucks and two-wheeler accidents make up more than 50 per cent of the fatal road accidents that took place in Vijayawada police commissionerate limits this year since January, 2010. Truck accidents comprise 36 per cent of the total fatalities while the two-wheeler accidents are 16 per cent of the total deaths.
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Accidents claim 2,000 lives in State: study
Only 26,000 km of road is fit for traffic NHs account for 41% of accident fatalities Frequent rain, potholes create more accidents KOCHI: Over 2,000 out of the 4,000 who meet with accidents in a year in Kerala lose their lives. Another 50,000 sustain injuries.
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Road safety: a public health challenge
K.S. Jacob India's hurried quest for development and its disregard for road safety have resulted in a major public health problem that demands serious thought and action. The high mortality and morbidity associated with road traffic injuries are a major public health challenge worldwide. Every year, road traffic crashes kill an estimated 1.2 million people.